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Six States to Participate in NASHP’s Family Caregiving Institute
/in The RAISE Act Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center Blogs, Featured News Home State Resources, The RAISE Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center /by NASHP StaffThe National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) has selected six states (CT, DE, IL, MD, NY, and UT) to participate in its State Medicaid Policy Institute on Family Caregiving. State teams will work with state leaders, NASHP staff, and experts to develop and strengthen policies and strategies that support family caregivers, with a particular focus on home- […]
Eye on the Storm: Two NASHP Staffers in Texas Reflect on Weathering Winter Storm Uri
/in Policy Texas Blogs, Featured News Home COVID-19, Health Equity, Housing and Health, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health /by Eskedar Girmash and Sarah LanfordLast month, Winter Storm Uri caused catastrophic power outages across Texas. National Academy for State Health Policy staff Eskedar Girmash and Sarah Lanford, who work remotely from Dallas and Houston during the pandemic, were both without power for four days as temperatures fell to single digits and they lost access to water. At least 58 people died trying to stay warm, and more […]
NASHP Issues an RFP for Online Database Developer – Due March 30, 2021
/in Policy Featured News Home, NASHP News Consumer Affordability, Health System Costs, Hospital/Health System Oversight, Making the Case for Action /by NASHP StaffThe National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), a non-profit, nonpartisan forum of policymakers, is issuing this request for proposal (RFP) to identify future contractor(s) to create an online searchable database that shares data from a tool we developed. Proposals are due by 5 p.m. (ET) Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Background Through its Center for […]
Adding Teeth to Transparency: States Take Stronger Steps Against Drug Price Hikes
/in Prescription Drug Pricing Hawaii, Maine, Washington Blogs, Featured News Home Administrative Actions, Consumer Affordability, Health System Costs, Legislative Tracker, Model Legislation, Prescription Drug Pricing, State Rx Legislative Action /by Jennifer ReckThree states have proposed legislation, based on National Academy for State Health Policy’s model law, that penalizes drug manufacturers for hiking prescription drug prices without new clinical evidence to justify the increase.
New Jersey Medicaid Implements New Policies to Improve Maternal Health
/in Policy New Jersey Blogs, Featured News Home Health Equity, Infant Mortality, Integrated for Pregnant/Parenting Women, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Population Health, Quality and Measurement, Social Determinants of Health /by Taylor PlattNew Jersey, like many states, faces rising maternal mortality rates and racial disparities. A recent review of pregnancy-related deaths in the state from 2009 to 2013 found 46.2 percent of deaths occurred in Black women, compared to 26.9 percent in White women. With approximately 40 percent of New Jersey’s births covered by Medicaid, the governor’s […]
Six States to Participate in NASHP’s Family Caregiving Institute
/in The RAISE Act Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center Blogs, Featured News Home State Resources, The RAISE Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center /by NASHP StaffThe National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) has selected six states (CT, DE, IL, MD, NY, and UT) to participate in its State Medicaid Policy Institute on Family Caregiving. State teams will work with state leaders, NASHP staff, and experts to develop and strengthen policies and strategies that support family caregivers, with a particular focus on home- […]